延発(えんぱつ)

えんぱつ
noun
delayed departure; departure delay
transportation
1. delayed departure; a departure that is behind schedule
A departure (of a train, bus, airplane, or ship) that is delayed beyond its scheduled time. Used primarily in transportation contexts.
列車(れっしゃ)が延発(えんぱつ)した。
The train had a delayed departure.
悪天候(あくてんこう)のため、飛行機(ひこうき)は1時間(じかん)の延発(えんぱつ)となった。
Due to bad weather, the plane had a one-hour delay in departure.
新幹線(しんかんせん)の延発(えんぱつ)により、乗(の)り換(か)えの接続(せつぞく)が取(と)れなくなってしまった。
Due to the Shinkansen's delayed departure, I was unable to make my transfer connection.

延(えん) means delayed/extended and 発(ぱつ) means departure. Used in transportation announcements and reporting.

Common collocations

  • 延発(えんぱつ)する: to depart late
  • 延発(えんぱつ)となる: to result in a delayed departure
  • ～分(ぷん)の延発(えんぱつ): a delay of ~ minutes

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Compare: 遅延(ちえん) (delay in general)
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Added 2026.6.10 21:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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